FOX NEWS: Columbia University protests: Rep. Elise Stefanik urges trustees to remove Shafik after mob seizes building
May 1, 2024 By Greg Wehner and Jon Street House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is calling for the removal of Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, after a mob of anti-Israel agitators took over an academic building early Tuesday morning. In a letter sent on Tuesday to David Greenwald and Clair Shipman, […]
THE HILL: Stefanik, Turner urge DOJ to open criminal referral into Michael Cohen
May 1, 2024 By Miranda Nazzaro Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) and Mike Turner (Ohio) are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a criminal referral into former President Trump’s ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, for making contradicting statements to a congressional panel in 2019. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Turner, the chair of the […]
NEW YORK POST: Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik again demands perjury probe of Trump ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen
May 1, 2024 By Ryan King House Republican Conference chair Elise Stefanik and the leader of the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday accused the Justice Department of ignoring their demand that investigators probe former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen for alleged perjury before Congress. Cohen, 57, who worked as Trump’s lawyer and fixer before turning […]
CBS NEWS: Rep. Elise Stefanik seeks probe of special counsel Jack Smith
April 30, 2024 By Melissa Quinn Washington — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling on the Justice Department to open an investigation into special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he violated department standards and ethical duties related to his prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Stefanik’s accusations stem from the criminal case against Trump in Washington, D.C., in which […]
NEW YORK POST: Rep. Elise Stefanik demands DOJ ethics probe into Jack Smith, accuses him of election interference
April 30, 2024 By Ryan King House Republican Conference chair Elise Stefanik is calling for an ethics investigation into special counsel Jack Smith, accusing him of meddling in the 2024 presidential election. On Tuesday, Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, demanding it conduct a review of Smith’s handling of […]
POLITICO: Stefanik demands Biden administration yank Columbia’s federal funding
April 24, 2024 By Bianca Quilantan Elise Stefanik is demanding the Biden administration revoke Columbia University’s federal funding for what she says is the school’s failure to protect Jewish students amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests that have engulfed the campus over the past week. In addition to asking Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to penalize the institution, […]
FOX NEWS: Columbia University protests: Rep. Elise Stefanik calls on Biden admin to deport terrorist supporters on visas
April 24, 2024 By Andrea Vacchiano and Danielle Wallace House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., sent a scathing letter to top Biden officials about the ongoing anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, demanding federal intervention to protect Jewish students. In a letter dated Tuesday, Stefanik wrote to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas […]
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Stefanik and New York GOP demand Columbia president resign: ‘You have failed’
April 23, 2024 By Rachel Schilke New York House Republicans are demanding that Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resign from her position as pro-Palestinian protests erupt on the campus ahead of Passover, a Jewish holiday. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) led a letter sent to Shafik on Monday saying the president should step down “for failing to put an end to an […]
NEW YORK POST: Elise Stefanik, all NY House GOP lawmakers demand Columbia President Minouche Shafik resign immediately
April 22, 2024 By Josh Christenson House Republican conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik and every New York GOP House lawmaker demanded on Monday that Columbia President Minouche Shafik resign immediately for failing to crack down on “a large unauthorized antisemitic riot” that has engulfed the university’s campus. “It is time for Columbia University to turn […]
NEW YORK POST: Stefanik demands Columbia president resign: ‘Putting Jewish students’ safety at risk’
April 21, 2024 By Ryan King House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik on Sunday called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign, accusing her of failing to “protect Jewish students on campus.” Stefanik’s (R-NY) demands come in the wake of Shafik’s testimony on Capitol Hill last week, in which she was grilled over […]
